Making way for the futureKeith Regan learns how a multimillion-dollar project to upgrade a rail yard that hadnÔÇÖt kept up with the times will enable Metro-North Railroad to save time and money. On the average weekday during 2007, more than a quarter of a million people took Metro-North trains into and out of New York City. Approximately half were traditional commuters heading to and from downtown Manhattan. The other half were using the railroad because it has become an attractive alternative to the single-occupancy vehicle.

Sustainability 101McMaster University looks forward to a sustainable future right on its campus, Jenn Monroe reports. As it is preparing its students for the future in the classroom, McMaster University is also teaching them how to be good global citizensÔÇöone building project at a time. McMaster University is not your typical downtown university.

Going upKone Inc., has a mission: to keep us moving in environmentally friendly ways, Ruari McCallion learns from Vance Tang. Kone Inc, a Finnish-owned company with its Americas headquarters in Lisle, Illinois, supports a much firmer statement of intent than you normally find with international corporations.ÔÇ£In the Americas our industry should end the installation of hydraulic elevators within the next five years,ÔÇØ says Vance Tang, president and CEO of the companyÔÇÖs American division.

All in the familyJerry Maxcy shows Jenn Monroe JESCOÔÇÖs dedication to building on its strong foundation. When a tornado devastated CaterpillarÔÇÖs Oxford, Mississippi, high-performance extrusions plant in February, the company knew JESCO, Inc. could handle the challenge of getting the facility back up and running. JESCO had originally built the manufacturing plantÔÇöas well as a number of others for the companyÔÇöand was a trusted partner.

Masters of metal cuttingCraig Zacher explains to Gary Toushek how a commitment to customer benefit, R&D, manufacturing competence and a vertically integrated supply chain help Guhring to┬ágrow by responding to changing customer needs. Guehring OHG, founded by Gottlieb Guehring in Albstadt, Germany in 1898, has become one┬áof the worldÔÇÖs leading suppliers of precision rotary cutting tools.

Chemistry in the courthouseAlan Berman explains to Keith Regan how good working relationships can make a renovation project go more smoothly. Millions of people have seen the Thurgood Marshall US Courthouse, even though many have never been to its Foley Square location in New York City.

Home grown fuelAs the call for renewable energy reaches fever pitch, Golden Grain Energy finds a solution growing in Iowa. Kate Sawyer reports. Golden Grain EnergyÔÇÖs performance is not based on a corporate hierarchy perched high in a skyscraper, but firmly rooted in the cornfields of Iowa. Its mission is two-foldÔÇöto meet the nationÔÇÖs growing demand for domestic biofuels and reduce our reliance on foreign oil.

All that glittersClaude Lemasson tells Gary Toushek how people-centric policies have helped Goldcorp go from junior miner to the worldÔÇÖs second-largest gold company. These days Claude Lemasson spends a lot of time traveling between his Toronto office and the James Bay area of northern Qu├®bec, looking after his current priority, the ├ël├®onore project, a major new gold discovery situated within a relatively unexplored area of James Bay, in Cree Nation of Wemindji territory.

Technology and outreachAs Keith Regan learns from the deputy director of the Fulton County (Georgia) Department of Public Works, the Johns Creek Environmental Campus will serve a growing community, protect the environment and blend into the surrounding neighborhood. When it comes to stirring up not-in-my-backyard sentiment, few things bring on neighborhood outcry quite the way wastewater treatment facilities can.

From the ground upThe Dermot Company seeks to distinguish itself in the crowded New York City real estate development space with its integrated approach, reports Glenn Richardson. The New York City real estate development market is every bit as crowded as the island of Manhattan itself. To set itself apart from others in its industry, The Dermot Company Inc. has focused on diversification, building a rounded business that includes developing, investing in and managing multi-family housing units in New York and, more recently, across the country.